Pyrrhuloxia birds look like cardinals; in fact, they are sometimes called the desert cardinal. This species an be found in the Southwest and has the same impressive crest as the northern cardinal. The ...

Every year without fail, several emails with accompanying photos come to my attention asking about creatures that look like weird black-headed cardinals. Some queries wonder if the photos depict a new ...

Bird watchers are flocking to a small Alabama city this week to catch a glimpse of a cardinal with a one-in-a-million genetic mutation that causes its bright red feathers to be a striking shade of ...

I received an email recently from Dick Abrams, a resident of Bristol, Tennessee. "We love our birds and other local critters, so I am naturally drawn to and appreciate your articles in the Bristol ...

ST. LOUIS – Pick a Cardinal, any Cardinal, listen to him for a few minutes and the conversation always gets to the same place: meals. Their edge in this series, you get the impression, is that they ...

Cardinals are a welcome addition to any yard, with their beautiful red plumage and birdsong. However, you could be driving ...

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Have you ever seen a cardinal at a time when you most needed comfort? Cardinals have always had a deep spiritual meaning, tracing all the way back to when they were first named. "When European ...